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Information in This Handbook

• Who can help
• Where to find info
• Forestry Graduate Student Association
• Business office policies/procedures
• Computer facilities resources
• Graduate degree requirements
• Assistantships

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Forestry
Graduate Student Association (GSA)
Primary Purpose
Enhance graduate student personal, professional,
and social experiences within the Department and
University by

1. promoting graduate student research and ideas,
2. furnishing a forum for interaction and
   communication among current, incoming, and
   prospective Forestry graduate students and
   departmental faculty and staff, and
3. when appropriate, advocating the position of the
   Forestry graduate students to the Departments
   Chair, faculty, and other constituencies.

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Forestry
Graduate Student Association (GSA)
Membership

• Forestry M.S. or Ph.D. student (advisor,
  co-advisor, or
• committee member in the Forestry Department),
  and
• Currently enrolled full or part-time

• Faculty Advisor
• To be determined

• Meetings
• Regular meetings held monthly

• Officers
• Elected at beginning of each semester
• Term is one semester, with 2 term maximum

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Forestry
Graduate Student Association (GSA)
Recent Activities

• Socials
• Invited speakers
• Newsletter
• Reforest the Bluegrass
• Spring coat drive
• Pay raises for MS students
• Pedagogy and course development
• Participation in UK Grad Conference

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Forestry GSASpring 2010 Officers

• President Ben Augustine (ben.augustine_at_uky.edu
  )
• Vice-President Emma Witt (emma.witt_at_uky.edu)
• Secretary John Hast (hast.jt_at_uky.edu)
• Financial Officer Josh Felch (jmfe222_at_uky.edu)
• Social Events Planner Michael Shouse
  (shouse.m_at_gmail.com )
• Public Relations Open
• Information
• Technology Specialist Open

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Budget Other Policies/Procedures
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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

• Leslie Queary
• Business Manager
• Room 216, 257-7611, leslie.queary_at_uky.edu
• Cheryl Estes
• Administrative Associate
• Room 105, 257-7596, ckindig_at_uky.edu
• Vacant
• Accounting Clerk
• Room 216, 257-2516
• Reneé Williams
• Information Specialist Senior, Extension
• Room 216, 257-7597, rdwill5_at_uky.edu

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Travel

• Before trip
• Fill out Travel Request form with supervisor
  signatures
• Submit request to Leslie Queary (Room 216)
• Enjoy your trip!
• After trip
• Complete travel voucher
• Attach original receipts
• Please include account number
• Submit to Leslie
• Need help? . . . Ask us!

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Budgets

• Please direct all questions about your accounts
  and budgets to Leslie.

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HR and Payroll

• Please direct all questions about any human
  resources aspects and payroll to Cheryl Estes in
  Room 105.
• To make any changes to payroll - address change,
  account number change, etc. please see Cheryl.

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Workers Comp

• If you are injured in the field or on the job,
  please call UKs Workers Comp office at
  800-440-6285 to file the report. (please carry
  this number in your wallet)
• http//www.uky.edu/HR/benefits/disability_worker.h
  tml
• Please see Cheryl if you have questions.

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Mailings FedEx and DHL

• Next day and 2nd day shipments
• Package item yourself
• FedEx boxes in supply closet (Rm 116)
• FedEx and DHL envelopes and labels in Rm 105
• Please bring package, completed labels, and acct
  to Cheryl
• International shipments also available through
  FedEx

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Mailings contdUPS

• Ground shipments
• Package item
• Attach UPS meter card (blue)
• Leave in mail room for pick up

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Mailings contdUSPS

• Package item
• Attach the domestic meter card (manila)
• For international shipments, attach pink meter
  card
• Leave in mail room for pick up

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Mailings contdCampus Mail

• Campus mail envelopes are in mail room
• Place in envelope and leave in metal basket
  labeled campus mail in mail room
• Mail is picked up daily between 800 and 900 AM

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Supply Purchases

• Office Supplies
• First check supply closet, Room 116
• If item not available, please have an account
  number and see Cheryl in Room 105
• Lab Equipment
• Please have an account number
• You may use
• Fisher Scientific for chemicals (call Sandy Baker
  at 257-2354)
• Carolina Biological Supply (online or by phone)
• Forestry Suppliers (online or by phone)
• If all else fails, see Millie for assistance in
  room 120

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Pro Card (credit card)

• When you make a purchase with a UK Pro-card,
  please
• fill out the form
• attach original receipts
• turn in to Leslie in the Business Office, Room 216

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Reimbursements

• Reimbursements may be given when
• a purchase was not for
• travel
• food
• postage
• the amount is more then 25.00 (if not, save
  receipts until total is more then 25.00)
• Please have
• Original receipt
• Account number, then
• See Cheryl (105) or Leslie (216).

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Key Shop

• If you need keys made, please see Leslie in the
  Business Office for the signed form.
• The key shop is behind Donovan Hall.
• Donovan Hall is the building across Huguelet Dr.

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Car Reservations

• Cars or trucks may be reserved through the
  College of Agriculture Motor Pool.
• Please see any of the staff to reserve a car.
• You will need
• account number user code
• departure and return day and time
• phone email
• destination
• type of vehicle needed (truck, car, van, etc.)
• who is traveling

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Vans

• If you will be driving a van
• You may need to be certified first
• See Cheryl Estes for help or phone the Motor Pool
  (7-7570)

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Chemicals

• If you will be using chemicals
• You will need to complete a chemical hygiene test
  first
• Ask Millie Hamilton for details (TPC Room 120)

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Forms

• For most UK forms http//www.uky.edu/eForms/
• Most forms can also be found in the supply
  closet, room 116.
• If you have questions, see the Administrative
  staff.

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You need to know Darryl !

• Darryl Cremeans, Ph.D.
• Data Systems Manager

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Darryl wears many hats

• Many of which can help facilitate your success
  here

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Space Committee Chairman

• Desk assignments
• Office allocation
• Lab space needs
• Storage
• Renovation projects
• Etc.

The committee has ratified a protocol for making
these decisions
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Departmental Safety Contact

• Oversee lab inspections
• Remedy any safety issues identified by the Fire
  Marshall
• Etc.

If you encounter anything you feel puts you at
risk You need to report it to your major
professor if they fail to resolve it to your
satisfaction please discuss with Darryl.
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Inventory Control Assistant

• Annual inventory (Oct-Dec)
• We need you to bring in for scanning every piece
  of bar-coded University equipment you possess.

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Data Systems Manager

• Tech support
• dcremean_at_uky.edu
• Office 257-1396
• Ag Helpdesk 257-3335
• UK Helpdesk 218-HELP
• Network Administrator
• Web master
• Computer Labs
• Etc.
• Etc.

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Your Computer

• The department endeavors to provide each graduate
  student with a pc (desktop or notebook) and a
  printer
• If your printer runs out of ink get an account
  number from your major professor and give it and
  your model to Cheryl.
• Free network printers in the lab
• Please do not print frivolous documents.
• Password protected to prevent abuse.

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Safe Computing

• If you just perform work related tasks on your
  pc, you should be able to avoid problems
• Avoid Peer to Peer file sharing programs
• Keep antivirus software up to date
• Install Microsoft security patches
• Little yellow shield in lower right corner

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Computer Lab Room 121

• General use
• Poster printing
• Scanners
• ARCView databases
• SAS
• PDF creation
• Can be used for instruction
• Etc.

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Network Resources

• Shortcut to Forestry
• Forestry3 file server for pc lab
• Forestry8 print server, GIS data
• Forestry5 file server for faculty, staff, and
  graduate students
• I drive
• I\common
• I\home\loginID

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Departmental Listservs

• Forestry-all_at_lsv.uky.edu every full time
  employee
• Forestry-ext_at_lsv.uky.edu all extension people
• Forestry-fac_at_lsv.uky.edu all faculty
• Forestry-grads_at_lsv.uky.edu all graduate
  students (even if not hosted by Forestry)
• Forestry-ps_at_lsv.uky.edu professional staff
• Forestry-res_at_lsv.uky.edu research folks
• Forestry-teach_at_lsv.uky.edu forestry instructors
• All-students-fore_at_lsv.uky.edu all forestry
  students (both undergrad and graduate)

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Forestry Department Web Site

• http//www.ca.uky.edu/forestry/
• Faculty and Staff
• Graduate Program Information
• Department Seminar Schedule
• GSA newsletter
• Grad Student pages
• Etc.

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Parking at the Cooper Building

• Only for official vehicles and visitors (who need
  a one-use hang tag from Cheryl)
• There are three loading zone spaces
  (black/yellow, 15 minutes maximum)
• Please dont get towed!

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Campus Life

• Student Organizations
• http//getinvolved.uky.edu/
• Graduate Student Congress
• http//www.uky.edu/StudentOrgs/GradStudentCongress
  /welcome.html
• Wildcat Wheels
• http//www.uky.edu/HR/wellness/wildcatwheels.html
• Campus Recreation
• http//www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/CampusRec/

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Forestry Graduate Program Committee (MS FORE)

• Student Members
• Mr. David Parrott (dvdparrott_at_gmail.com, term
  ends Aug 11)
• 1st Year Student Member (position currently
  vacant)
• Faculty Members
• Dr. Chris Barton (barton_at_uky.edu, term ends Aug
  11)
• Dr. John Cox (jjcox_at_uky.edu, term ends Aug 12)
• Dr. Michael Lacki (mlacki_at_email.uky.edu, term
  ends Aug 12)
• Dr. Andrew Stainback (gdrewst02_at_uky.edu, term
  ends Aug 11)
• Dr. Dave Wagner, DGS (dwagner_at_uky.edu, permanent
  member)

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Forestry Department Web Pages

• http//www.ca.uky.edu/forestry/
• Staff
• Faculty
• Programs
• Department Seminar Calendar
• (for other UK seminars http//www.google.com/cale
  ndar/embed?srchpp5hqgd56qot5lle6e57sua8840group.
  calendar.google.com)
• Etc.

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Grad School Web PagesProvide Links to Most UK
Info

• Home page http//www.rgs.uky.edu/gs/
• Click on New Graduate Students
• Click on Graduate Student Resources
• Bulletin
• Academic Calendar
• Computing Services
• University Libraries
• Health Insurance
• Etc.
• Grad Student Listserv (http//www.research.uky.edu
  /gs/GSListserv.html)

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More Pointers to Resources (examples)

• Statistical Consulting College of Agriculture
• Xia Yu (RA, Applied Statistics Laboratory)
• N-137 Ag North
• xyu7_at_uky.edu
• 7-2999
• Office Hours Tuesdays Thursdays, 10 noon
  and 2 5
• Dr. Kert Viele (Associate Professor, Statistics,
  and Director, Applied Statistics Laboratory)
• kert.viele_at_uky.edu
• By appointment
• Preparing Future Faculty Program
  (http//www.research.uky.edu/gs/PFF/index.html)

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More Pointers to Resources (examples)

• Graduate School Travel Funds
• (http//www.rgs.uky.edu/gs/fellowship/supportfund
  ing.html)
• External Fellowship Application Award
• (http//www.rgs.uky.edu/gs/fellowship/EFAA.html)

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How Do I Earn My Degree???

• If you are not in M.S. (Forestry) degree program
• see Director of Graduate Studies of your academic
  program
• see your academic programs web pages, e.g.
• http//www.as.uky.edu/academics/departments_progra
  ms/Biology/Biology/graduate-program/Pages/default.
  aspx
• http//www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/dept/gradprogram.
  asp
• If you are in the M.S. (Forestry) degree program
• see the following several slides
• see http//www.ca.uky.edu/forestry/academics.php
• also, visit Dave Wagner (DGS) if you have
  questions

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M.S. (Forestry) Degree Requirements

• Plan A 24 graduate credits plus thesis
• Plan B 30 graduate credits
• FOR 768 credits do not count
• Fulfill other requirements of
• Forestry Graduate Program
• Graduate School
• Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE)

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M.S. (Forestry) Degree Requirements(Plan A and
Plan B)

• Specific Courses
• FOR 601 (3 credits take this your 1st Fall
  Semester)
• FOR 602 (3 credits taught odd-year Fall
  Semesters)
• FOR 770 (take 3 times taught every Fall
  Spring)
• Instructional experience in undergraduate course
• Exit seminar
• Oral final exam

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FOR 770 Topics/Instructors(Tentative Schedule)

• Fall 2010
• Wild Canid Ecology, Management, and Conservation
  (Cox)
• Wildlife Damage Management (Barnes)
• University Forestry Teaching (Wagner, for TAs
  only)
• Spring 2011
• Restoration Ecology (Arthur Paratley)
• Agroforestry Systems (Hill)
• University Forestry Teaching (Wagner, for TAs
  only)
• Fall 2011
• The Policy and Economics of Ecosystem Services
  (Stainback)
• Wild Felid Ecology, Management, and Conservation
  (Cox)
• University Forestry Teaching (Wagner, for TAs
  only)
• Spring 2012
• Fire and Disturbance Ecology in Appalachian
  Forests (Arthur Paratley)
• Ecology and Management of North American
  Ungulates (Cox)
• University Forestry Teaching (Wagner, for TAs
  only)

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Instructional Experience Opportunities (Examples)

• FOR 100 (Introduction to Forestry)
• Dave Wagner, Fall Spring
• FOR 101 (Introduction to Wildlife Conservation)
• Tom Barnes, schedule TBA
• FOR 200 (Map Reading and Aerial Photogrammetry)
• Jim Ringe, Spring
• FOR 340 (Forest Ecology)
• Mary Arthur, Fall
• FOR 360 (Wood Technology and Utilization)
• Jim Ringe, Spring
• FOR 376 (Silvicultural Practices)
• Jeff Stringer, Summer
• FOR 402 (Forest Entomology)
• Lynne Rieske-Kinney, Fall
• FOR 430 (Forest Wildlife and Range Management)
• Mike Lacki, Fall
• BIO/NRC 420G (Taxonomy of Vascular Plants)
• Rob Paratley, Spring
• Undergraduate FOR courses are changing

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M.S. (Forestry) Degree Requirements (Plan A
Plan B)

• Graduate School CPE Course Requirements
• ? 2/3 of minimum graduate credits in regular
  courses
• ? 16 credits for Plan A
• ? 20 credits for Plan B
• FOR 599, 748, 768, 781, 791 do not count as
  regular courses except
• FOR 599 does count if it has a subtitle and
  regular weekly classroom meeting pattern.
• ? 1/2 of minimum graduate credits in 600- or
  700-level courses
• ? 12 credits for Plan A
• ? 15 credits for Plan B
• Thesis, practicum, internship credits do not
  count (e.g., FOR 748, 768).
• FOR 781, 791 do count.

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M.S. (Forestry) Degree Requirements (Plan A
Plan B)

• Graduate School CPE Course Requirements
  (continued)
• ? 1/2 of minimum graduate credits in courses with
  FOR prefix
• ? 12 credits for Plan A
• ? 15 credits for Plan B
• Thesis, practicum, internship credits do not
  count (e.g. FOR 748, 768).
• FOR 599, 781, 791 do count.
• ? 3/8 of minimum graduate credits in FOR courses
  at 600- or 700-level
• ? 9 credits Plan A
• ? 12 credits Plan B
• Thesis, practicum, internship credits do not
  count (e.g. FOR 748, 768).
• FOR 781, 791 do count.

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M.S. (Forestry) Degree Requirements (Plan A
Thesis)

• Heres the bottom line meaning of the Graduate
  School CPE course requirements (for most Plan A
  students) . . .
• At least 24 total graduate credits (16 in
  regular courses).
• One, 3-credit, 600- or 700-level FOR course in
  addition to FOR 601, FOR 602 FOR 770 x 3.
  (Thesis, practicum, internship credits, e.g. FOR
  748, 768, do not count. FOR 781, 791 do count.)

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Additional MS FORE Requirement (only if
undergraduate degree is not Forestry)

• Before registering for classes for 1st time
• Meet with a faculty committee (including your
  major professor) to determine your course
  requirements composition of committee must meet
  requirements listed at http//www.rgs.uky.edu/gs
  /masters_exam.pdf
• Submit to DGS
• Completed committee meeting report form
  (http//www.ca.uky.edu/Forestry/committee.pdf)
• List of courses required by your committee

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Tips for Smooth Progress

• Your advisory/examination committee
• Establish during your 1st semester (consult major
  professor)
• (Meeting Report Form http//www.ca.uky.edu/Fores
  try/committee.pdf)
• Rules for composition of the committee
  (http//www.rgs.uky.edu/gs/masters_exam.pdf)
• At least 3 faculty members
• At least 2 graduate faculty members (including
  committee chair)
• At least 1 full member of the graduate faculty
• Majority must belong to Forestry graduate faculty
• Graduate faculty status, including who are
  associate members and who are full members,
  is at https//www.research.uky.edu/cfdocs/gs/dgs
  gradfac/

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Tips for Smooth Progress(continued)

1. Consult major professor and committee frequently
2. Plan all coursework at the outset
3. Plan thesis research project (Plan A) by end of
   1st semester

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Tips for Smooth Progress(continued)

• Stay on top of deadlines
• http//www.research.uky.edu/gs/ImportantDates.html
  
• Application for Degree (due near beginning of
  final semester file online using myUK)
• Request for Final Examination Thesis
  Approval (both due 2 weeks before exam)
• http//www.research.uky.edu/gs/FinalExamRecomm.pdf
  
• http//www.research.uky.edu/gs/ThesisApproval.pdf
• Final Examination There is a latest possible
  date
• Thesis final copy (due within 60 days of
  successful final examination)

(Graduate School Forms link on Graduate School
home page) http//www.research.uky.edu/gs/gsforms.
html
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Tips for Smooth Progress(continued)

1. If applicable, request substitutions early in
   your degree program
2. Questions along the way? Ask your DGS !

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Electronic Theses

• Advantages
• Experience skills
• Rapid worldwide access
• May use less paper
• If you plan to submit an electronic thesis,
  obtain prior approval of your advisor other
  thesis/exam committee members
• http//www.uky.edu/ETD/

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Full-Time (20 hours per week) RAships TAships
Benefits

• Stipend
• Tuition paid on your behalf (for graduate-level
  courses, . . . but see next slide . . .)
• Funded Graduate Student health insurance
  premium paid on your behalf (complements
  University Health Service but its not the
  same)
• RAs TAs do pay some fees

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Full-Time TAs RAs Tuition for Undergraduate
Courses

• Undergraduate course tuition is paid on behalf of
  TAs RAs IF
• TA or RA also registers for ? 9 graduate credits
  during a semester when undergrad course is taken
• OR
• Undergrad course is required for degree AND is
  taken for letter grade (i.e. not Pass/Fail)
• Otherwise, graduate student TAs and RAs generally
  pay tuition for undergraduate courses

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Health Insurance Coverage for Funded Graduate
Students

• Funded Graduate Student health insurance
• A complement to University Health Service
• TAs RAs may enroll dependents (but student pays
  extra insurance premium)
• For more information . . .
• http//www.research.uky.edu/gs/fellowship/healthco
  verage.html
• grad.fundedhealth_at_uky.edu

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Recreation and Student Health Fees

• Mandatory for full-time students ( 9 credit
  hours)
• Recreation fee
• University Health Service fee
• Part-time students (lt 9 credit hours)
• Recreation fee is mandatory (prorated for credit
  hours)
• University Health Service is optional and must be
  specifically requested if you want it
• If you are enrolled in FOR 748 (0 credit hours)
• Recreation fee is optional
• University Health Service is optional

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Fees

• For more information . . .
• Student Billing 257-3406
• Recreation (Johnson Center) 257-3928
• University Health Service
• http//www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu/uhs/
• 323-5823
• Remember . . . University Health Service is
  different from the injury / illness insurance
  provided to funded graduate students

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Assistantships Responsibilities

• Satisfactory progress toward degree
• Satisfactory research and/or teaching performance
  
• Responsible to major professor and/or teaching
  supervisor
• Full-time commitment to degree progress (e.g.,
  other jobs usually not permitted)

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